P2 · Halfcourt & spacing · Layer 3 · Shape others
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What this layer works on
Move the help defence; set up teammates; drive, kick, swing, attack.
Defence
Help and rotate as a unit; protect the paint.
Question to observe
Is the shot motion still fluent at the new range?
Activities that fit here
Good shot contest
A shot only after a pass out of a drive.Lava 3-on-3
Force the defence to help in the lava, and find the pass there.Driving on 1-on-0.9
Use the drive to draw the help defender and pass the advantage on.Drive reactions: 3-on-0 → 3-on-2
Choose the reaction from what the defence does.Paint touch counts double
Make the help defence move and find the open player.Ball–you–basket: defending on the pass
Help and rotate as a unit; talk.Rebound battle: find, contact, take
Offensive rebound battle: get around the box-out.Monkey in the middle, drive and pass back
Use the drive to pull the help defender and open the pass.
Teams in this layer
All goals8
Basketball
- Jump shot from standstill and off a pass
- Extend range — only while the motion stays unforced
- Complex dribble combinations, two balls
Game & decisions
- Lava applies here too: no dead balls in the midrangenew
- 45 cut, dribble-at & cut, hand-off
- Post & Laker cut
Attention & independence
- Coach themselves off videonew
Playing together & language
- Terminology round 2
Weeks and sessions3
- wk 18–19Spacing & the lava floor
- wk 20–21Drive & kick, fill the corners
- wk 22–23Off-ball: cutting and replacing
4 Jan – 12 Feb